Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Chapman of Darlington on 21 March (HL5758), why the Baltic states were not invited to the meeting of European leaders on Ukraine on 2 March.

We welcome the strong support for Ukraine from our international partners, and the growing interest in contributing to the 'Coalition of the Willing'. The meeting of 2 March was one in a series of meetings aimed at intensifying efforts in pursuit of a just and lasting peace in Ukraine. The Prime Minister called Baltic leaders on the morning of the 2 March meeting, and Minister of State, Stephen Doughty, spoke to Baltic counterparts the next day. Minister Doughty also spoke with Ministers and representatives from the Baltic States at the Aurora Forum on 11 March. The Baltic States have been represented at subsequent discussions, including the most recent meeting in Paris on 27 March. UK Ministers and officials are in constant engagement with Baltic Allies on Ukraine.